Our awareness of the prevalence of concussions in sports is increasing....Join us today as we chat with one of leading experts in rehabilitating athletes after concussion, Dr. Mickey Collins from the University of Pittsburgh.  It is a great conversation and one that all of us need to hear.

Recently CNN.com published a list of the top ten exercise myths.  But are those myths really myths?  We asked four bright, rising stars in Exercise Science - Brad Lambert, Emily Schmitt, David Ferguson, and Justin Dobson - for their take on the 'myths'.  It's a fun group, a fun conversation, and the first time we've had four guests on the podcast at the same time!

What are the components of success?  Talent?  Practice?  Determination?  Join us as we chat with Dr. Angela Duckworth from the University of Pennsylvania who tells us about GRIT and the role of determination in success.  This is a great conversation about a topic that is easy to talk about, but hard to study.

If you knew exactly what sport you were best suited for, would you be interested.  Several companies claim that they can tell you what sport you would be best at.  Join us today as we talk to Dr. Steve Roth from the University of Maryland who is an expert on using genetics to select for sport.   We have a great conversation that is extremely relevant to sports science and if you are a parent with a child interested in sport, you'll want to hear this podcast.

It's still hot outside - so we all need to be very aware of hydration state to prevent heat-related illnesses.  Join us as we talk to Dr. Mindy Millard-Stafford, a well-published and nationally known expert on hydration during exercise.

One of the most difficult conversations we might have is how race plays a role in sport, so why not have the conversation?  Join us today as we chat with Dr. John Singer, a noted scholar on the role of race in sport.

There are people that have the urge to run for long, long distances...We have the pleasure of talking to Ultra Runner Extraordinaire Dr. Mike Sandlin in the podcast this week.  Join us to find about what it takes to run extremely long distances (more than 26 miles!).  This is a great conversation filled with laughs....

In honor of Memorial Day weekend, we are privileged to chat with Brigidier General Joe Ramirez, highly decorated soldier and the Commandant of the Corp of Cadets here at Texas A&M.  General Ramirez is not only a highly decorated soldier, but has a degree in Physical Education and understands on many levels the importance of physical fitness not only in the military, but also in society.  Join us for a great conversation about the role and importance of fitness and human performance in the milita...

 Join us for one of the most high energy senior athletes we've ever met.  Doug Tremaine is in the studio - world-ranked triathlete and Director of the Brazos Valley Senior Games.  It's fun!

Today we talk exercise genetics....don't run off! It's a great show and really one of the exciting futures in sports medicine.  Dr. Mike Massett joins us - it's fun!  Actually, understanding how and why we are fit is an important question to figure out because of all of the data showing how important it is for our health to be active.  So join us for the conversation!